Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients taking ART drugs at St Luke referral hospital and Tulubolo general hospital, 2019
| Variable | Cases n (%) | Controls n (%) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 62(52.99) | 97(41.63) | 159 (45.42) |
| Female | 55 (47.01) | 136(58.37) | 191(54.58) | |
| Total | 117 | 133 | 350(100) | |
| Age | < 25 | 13(11.11) | 22(9.44) | 35(10) |
| 25–34 | 48 (41.03) | 101(43.35) | 149(42.57) | |
| 35–44 | 39 (33.33) | 78(33.48) | 117(33.43) | |
| > = 45 | 17 (14.53) | 32(13.73) | 49(14) | |
| Total | 117(100) | 133(100) | 350 | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 91(77.78) | 167(71.67) | 258(73.71) |
| Amara | 16(13.68) | 45(19.31) | 61(17.43) | |
| Others | 10(8.55) | 21(9.01) | 31(8.86) | |
| Total | 117(100) | 133(100) | 350 (100) | |
| Residence | Urban | 75(64.1) | 162(69.53) | 237(67.71) |
| Rural | 42(35.90 | 71(30.47) | 113(32.29) | |
| Total | 117(100) | 133(100) | 350 (100) | |
| Marital status | Single | 15(12.82) | 25(10.73) | 40 (11.43) |
| Married | 62(52.99) | 127(54.51) | 189 (54) | |
| Separated/divorced | 13(11.11) | 43(18.45) | 56(16) | |
| Widowed | 27(23.08) | 38(16.31) | 65(18.57) | |
| Total | 117(100) | 133(100) | 350 (100) | |
| Discordance at base line | Positive | 53(85.48) | 86(67.72) | 139(20.63) |
| Negative | 9(14.52) | 41(32.28) | 50(26.45) | |
| Total | 62 | 127 | 189 | |
| Education status of the patient | Can’t read and write | 37(31.62) | 65(27.90) | 102(29.14) |
| Primary | 47(40.17) | 87(37.34) | 134(38.28) | |
| Secondary | 26(22.22) | 59((25.32) | 85(24.28) | |
| College and above | 7(5.98) | 22(9.44) | 29(8.28) | |
| Total | 117(100) | 133(100) | 350 (100) | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 34(29.06)10(8.55) | 66(28.33) | 100(28.57) |
| Government worker | 9(7.69) | 35(15.02) | 45(12.85) | |
| Student | 43(36.75) | 12(5.15) | 21(6) | |
| Merchant | 12(10.26 | 73(31.33) | 116(33.14) | |
| Laborer | 9(7.69) | 32(13.73) | 44(12.57) | |
| Others | 15(6.44) | 24(6.85) | ||
| Total | 117(100) | 233(100) | 350 (100) | |
| Support | Yes | 93(79.49) | 202(86.7) | 295(84.28) |
| No | 24(20.51) | 31(13.3) | 55(17.72) | |
| Total | 117(100) | 233(100) | 350 (100) | |
(Other ethnicity Guraghe, Tigray walayita, Kebene. Other occupation, driver, carpenter, tailor, police)